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Windows Vista Hotfixes

Hotfixes are intended to correct only the problem that is described in their associated Knowledge Base article. Apply them only to systems that are experiencing the specific problem that is described. Hotfixes have not yet been throughly tested across a wide range of configurations. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by the problem, it is recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains the hotfix (A note is included to indicate if the hotfix is included in Service Pack 1). Some of these hotfixes are available from Microsoft's website, while others are only available by contacting Microsoft, but have been 'leaked' onto the web and are linked to below.
KB948698 - 167 views

You cannot use the Reg.exe utility to access 64-bit registry keys on a 64-bit computer from a computer that is running a 32-bit version of Windows Server 2003

KB948696 - 64 views

Text that is formatted in printer device fonts may not print correctly in x64 versions of Windows Server 2008, of Windows Vista, and of Windows Server 2003

32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB948643 - 656 views

A Bluetooth device no longer works on a Windows Vista-based computer after you resume the computer from standby (S3) or from hibernation (S4)

KB948572 - 172 views

A handle leak occurs in a Server Message Block (SMB) session between two Windows Vista-based computers or between two Windows Server 2008-based computers

KB948531 - 373 views

You are prompted for user credentials two times on a Windows Vista-based client computer when you access an online document that is on a site that uses Windows Live ID authentication

KB948473 - 436 views

A WHQL test does not finish successfully on a Windows Vista-based computer that has multiple display adapters in an LDA configuration

KB948460 - 250 views

A removable PCI Express device does not appear in the “Safely Remove Hardware” dialog box on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB948363 - 469 views

Event ID 4199 is logged in the System log when you assign or change an IP address on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB948349 - 325 views

The print process does not work correctly, and you may receive an error message when you print multiple copies of a multipage document in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008

KB948278 - 810 views

After you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from standby, a bus driver is not loaded as expected, and error code 38 is reported

KB948088 - 192 views

Misleading message when you remove a smart card in a RDP session on a Windows Vista-based computer: “The card supplied was not recognized”

KB947972 - 211 views

Error message when you try to copy a file to a Distributed File System (DFS) shared folder on a Windows Vista-based computer: “The selected files could not be copied. There is not enough free space on the device”

KB947901 - 247 views

Files in an offline folder are randomly corrupted on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB947900 - 229 views

If network problems occur when you download files from a network share to an offline folder on a Windows Vista-based computer, the files are corrupted

KB947880 - 455 views

Regional settings that users make during OOBE may be overwritten by the default settings in the Oobe.xml file after Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is installed

64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB947849 - 313 views

The WMI query for TCP/IP ports does not work on a computer that is running a non-English version of Windows Vista

KB947784 - 268 views

Customized information is lost on a Windows Vista-based computer if you restart the computer while you are running the OOBE Wizard for the first time

KB947782 - 298 views

When you drag files onto an application shortcut, the application does not start on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB947506 - 490 views

A hotfix is available to reinstall a corrupted language pack and to resolve the problems that are caused by a corrupted language pack on a Windows Vista-based computer

64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB947382 - 466 views

Error message when you bring the computer out of the “Hibernate system” power state in Windows Vista: “Stop 0×000000D1″

(Resolved in SP1)
KB947334 - 212 views

Error message when you try to connect a Windows Vista-based computer to a network projector in Windows Meeting Space: “The Network Projector could not be added to the meeting”

KB947265 - 163 views

In Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008, the Content Indexer service cannot index the custom properties of a document

KB947194 - 236 views

Printing the first page of a large document is delayed when the XPSDocument filter is used on a Windows Vista-based computer

KB946988 - 262 views

Stop error message when you try to put a Windows Vista-based computer to sleep while a dial-up network connection is active: “STOP: 0×0000009F”

KB946928 - 475 views

A new version of the Windows Update Agent is available